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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-06

rossEs IN VARIOUS PLACES.

DUSKIRK n. ", Aug 5.At III o'clock last night fire
was discovered In the western part OF the ST. james
Hotel The flames spread 10 the Eastern Hotel adjoining
At 1890 o'clock the floors fell In The hotels total
wreck The loss on the Two hotels will probably reach
$4,000 The insurance tue Eastern Hotel Is small
while the ST. James Hotel has 10 insurance.
NASHVILLE Tenn, Aug 5.-fhe new Era Flour Mills.
Of this city, destroyed yesterday by DIRE. Loss about
$4,000 Insurance, So. 0oJ distributed among twenty
companies
CHICAGO, Aug. 5-A dispatch TO The Ece'iiu0 Journal
from Joliet Ill, says: AFTER the fire which ragged all
day yesterday tho vicinity Of Manhattan had been got
under CONTROL broke In another place and burned
over 900 acres. one house was destroyed. In some
places flame from twenty to thirty feet high aud
the running blaze OF feet high The lire
was finally subdued near MattSon. A large area was
burnt or woods lire Is still burning II
largest out by the ioos, making holes
in the ground In some places tye feet deep"
PITTsBURG. Aug. 5.-Mrs owen uade. living on the
gside-rOad, near Etna yesterday left her four
little children In tho house who sne carried her hns-
bands supper him at the Isabella Furnace The eldest
child Eddie age eight took the oil and poured the
fluid In An explosion followed and the burning
oil was scattered the The screams OF the
little the attention OF the peishDor5 VINO
cxunguished the flames The children. however were
all burned the age sixteen months, died Ia
"a short tune. Tho others still living, Dut tue phy-
sicIans say they cannot recover.
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OBITUARY.

THE REV. EDGAR WEBSTER RUSSELL.
The Rev. Edgar Webster Russell died on Tuesday at
Nottingham, Penn, from bilious fever after brief
illness. He was born in London In 1850. In 1871 he
came to this country with his parents and was pupil
in of the grammar schools OF this city for year.
when ilhealth compelled him to leave school He then
employed IN the printing establishments OF Gray
Green, at Frankfort and Jacob SITS In 1873 he went
back to London where his health improved. He became
an active member of Marlborough Chapel in Kent Rood
London and did much good work among the young men,
six years ago returned to this city andc0nnected
himself with the Church Of the Strangers IN Mercers
lie obtained employment at his trade and spent his
spare time In study ing for the ministry He started, in
1884 the Wooster Street Mission, which was under his
care until 1t outgrew its original quarters and was
moved its present location at Beecker and wooster
Sta.
BY the aid OF DR.. Charles +. Deems and other prom
nent connected with the Church OF the stranergs
he admitted to the Princeton Theological Seminary,
from which he was graduated last May. After being
licensed TO preach he accepted call to the church mt
Nottingham During the two months OF his work there
he had been unusually successful.
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RJytL roR THE STANDARD

PIrrsBURG. Aug Especial. immense oil refinery
is to DO bnit hore by the New Globe Refining Company
an Eastern corporation representing SIo0OO,OOO.
Plttsbur was the OF the oil refining trade In
the United States but this precedence was lost through
the efforts Of the standard oil Company allied by dis
criia nation IN railway fret sht rates ID. T.. Reghard
formerly OF the Empire Works. which were purchased
by the Standard about year will be at the head OF
the new works when Mr. Reghard sold out IL was said
that would be long before he would start into the
refining business again. The new works are being
erected in the Eighteenth Ward. near the standard
Works No l. They will be partly on the grounds form
crIv occupied by the Empire, and when finished will
cover about fifteen acres o! ground Tne refining
capacity will be 1000 barrels week There Is 10 De
line of twenty-five stills each to hold GOO barrels The
foundations have boeu ovee OF for three storage
each with Il capacity or 10000 barrels. Tue cost OF
building the will fall little short OF $500 900 IT Is
intended the buildings so far advanced "a 10 De-
gin suny inside OF two months but 1t Will take more
than six months to complete the work rs mapped out
The crude oil will be conveyed from all parts OF the oil
country through pipe line when the company Will put
down. when refinery Is finished, IL VIII give en-
ployment To about 500 men.
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DEMOCRATIC SPITE AGAGysr PATRIOT.

To fhs EdtfOF Or rae fFt thhs.
SIR To the average reader Of the frequent articles on
Naval affairs appearing in Tas Herald 1t is not difcult
matter to read between the lines the existence OF tho
nsaate desire the part OF the chief officer OF the
Navy and his followers TO dig nj the remains OF poor
John Roach that the country may be constantly re-
minded Of the who has so basely deirauded the
Government by building for 1t four vessels that such
MISERABLE failures" The Htrtids article headed Tho
Useless Atlantis" Is OF the many frutess attempts
to prejudice its readers against anything accomplished
under Republican rule 1t has been thoroughly demon
strated and satisfactorily proved beyond doubt that
the cruiser Atlanta piece OF workmanship Is
mastery in every particular and for the type of war
vessel for which she designed pronounced by com
petent judges who perhaps may not be Immediately
connected with the NaYyas equal 70 the beat ASK II
the that her carriages have not proved salts
factory sufficient evidence TO warrant the broad state
that she is useless The theory that stimuli
taneOus discharge OF her fighting complement would
strain her beyond her strength, must sound rather
absurd 10 those who nave any knowledge or such
matters. The relative proportion OF the shock sls
tanned by the firing OF IN eightinch gun on board
vessel OF 5000 tons compacly built "a the Atlanta Is Is
the discharge OF ordinary rifle at the shoulder OF
marksman and have doubt that n Secretary Whit
ney should carry out his Intention 10 give her com
plste test" with proper carriages, the result would
be entirely satisfactory the desire 10 see her
do well was entertained aud all prejudice set aside.
Staten Island, Aug. 4, 1857. SUM CUIQUE.
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oRGANrzJy0 TIE NEW yHIsREY POOL.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The Executive Committee OF the
new whskey pool In session all day yesterday per-
fccting the plan Of OF the new combination
Assurances received from largo number OF dts
tlers OF The Ohio Ryerof ther wilngnesso enter
into the new monopoly and the Indications are that
within thirty days the combination or trust VIII DO es-
tablished and In full working order The capital OF tho
"Disers" and Cattle Feeders Trust" will probably
be fixed about S25.0oO0OO and will be apportioned
among the members according to the capacity OF the
plant The chief feature OF tho conbn tion
10 select such houses as can manufacture the largest
amount OF high the least producing cost ana 10
run these their full capacity, thus supplying the GU
tire market and controlling absolutely these two I'M
p0rapt neutrality-suspicious. and price The owners OF
the houses that are closed will receive profitable div
drnds fIoin the managers OF the pool gentleman
prominently connected with the new pool sai yesterday
mat fully 75 per OF the dstles west or the ONO
River IN favor OF the new trust and the remainder
would either be obliged come In or stand from Under
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THE STEAMER ROSA SUNK BY a TUG.
A COLLISION OFF CASTLE aARDEN-So IMMIGRANTS


The steamer Rosa, the property of the NewYork
Towing Company Of which John II. starln Is president
sunk last night by the tugboat Mercedes and she is
lying In the water near Pier A; North River, with
hei smokestack only showing. The Rosa used to
carry immigrants and their baggage from Castle Garden
to Wards Island under contract with the Board OF Emil
grafton At the time of the accident she was backing
slowly into her slip preparatory TO tying up for the
night, when the tugboat which was running at full
speed directly into the Rossa knocking hole In her
bow just forward of the port wheel The collision could
be heard for many blocks and Captain Gastn OF the
Steamboat Squad. and Mr.. Carpenter president OF the
Iron Steamboat Company, WHO talking with num-
Der of friends the pier thought that boiler had ex'
poded, aud out expecting TO find steamer on fire
and sinking. Captain kOfenberg In the pilot house
OF the Rossa and he had barely time TO TO the escape
valve add blow of the engine before the steamer sank
III this had not been done there would have been
p0son after ALL The deckhands engineer and fireman
had to swim for their lives. the ROssa went down be-
fore assistance arrived, although Captain Gastn sent
word Immediately to the police boat to 60 to the aid OF
the Rosa.
The captain of the tug did wait II he could
render any assistance, but turned his boat toward the
tow The Rosa drifcd with the tide until her
half under Pier A. She be raised easily, but the
damage to her will be between $1,000 and $1,000 It
first rumOre that she filed with immigrants,
aud many hundreds OF people who were In the Battery
Park listening to the music of Baynes band hastened TO
however. without passengers or baggage. Captain
RoenDerg refused To give information to either police
reporters and Captain Gastn had TO send his report
to Police Headquarters from what he saw.
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RrsJyESs FAILURES FOR A WEEK.

The failures through the country in the last week
as reported by H. Dun Co.. OF the Mercantile Agency
numbered lG3 for United states and go for Canada
of 1888 against 1874 for the corresponding week last year
he gures then werc S for the United states ami IL for
Canada their weekly review Of trade. Mossrs Dun Co.
say;
The collapse OF tic California wheat ring teaches the old
than anybody and not
bouanza wealth with punity DEFY the laws OF trade
Effects Atlantic markets. through changes In railroad and
nh cannot be Anticipated evensn san
Francscl the results hidden :he Board hav suspended
"a well the Of six seven millions will
Ia heavily and the wheat held by the rins said
10 Ice bushels California. 100000 on the
900 In Liverpool hangs over the market threaten
ing abroad and here ne average cost
ring sad TO be more Than the wheat Irngs row at
NawYorE secretary Faircld offers TO prepay interest
with rebate bonds Onere low enough bnt the
men who have bonds the mon To need money In
5OOOOO interest payable 10 banks Oh bonds
held certain drawn, unless the rebate shereafter aOa
doned aud banks permanent investors will sell
bands orain The order IN short
Irts onentary than the tua supply of
money expectation that less viii be wanted West and
Sout because banks there hold SvOOOCOJ more than
year ago 500 more than I've Years met Oy
The IA hat Of the banks In the western ana
soutern States eased snee last year
600 In two years showing great Increase III ue
farm
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slightly weather possibly With showers followed
by cooler clearing conltions
At present, fair weather is indicated for Sunday
SIZE CAPTURED HER RUNAWAY HUSBAND
GEORGE +. FABER's DAUGHTER SEEKS PAYMENT

"Arrest that man, shouted O wcll-drcsDed woman
as she rointed to man who running ut br.ak-
neck speed down Univesity-pace on Thursday night
Attracted by her CRIES, large crowd Joined In III,
chase and at the corner OF Elevcnthst the man was
captured by Policeman Stevenson. He proved TO DO
William Terwiger, dentist, living st No. 204
East Nnetsenth-st The woman was his wife Ida,
whom he had abandoned two years ago. Terwiilger
was locked up all night at the station house. and yes
terday was arrai2nea before Justice Duly at Jeler
Duty:
al am the daughter of George F. Faber. the lead
pencil manufacturer. Four years ago was married
to 1erwiiliger For year lived happily together
Alter that my husband became abusive and would
barely give me mcney enough 10 support m self and
infant child Sometimes for days lie would remain
away from home and passed much tine with
actresses Two years ago had a warrant issued in
this very court for my husbands arrest He had
deserted me- ana refused to pay anything toward
my support After about years search he was
captured and held BY Justice German IN $500 bail to
paw me SO IA week. lie procured straw bondsman
and was released. After he paid me two weeks
alimopy he told that his bondsman politician
and bad fixed 1t with the Judge SO that he would not
be obliged 10 pay me another cent.
L waited patiently tor Elk months. thinking 10
would probably return to and bis child. but be-
came convinced that he had forgotten us. Knowing
that he treqGenter OF the Morton House. where
he was CONSTANTLY In the company of Charles Wat
kins, thel.husband OF an:actress. went there and
begged him to assist US. He laughed at me and re-
marked to his friends he pointed at me. Look at
my factory girl She says she and the child are
ing. Get away from here l wouldn't give you
cent it you were starving Being Ill and unable TO
support myself and child, was forced again. two
weeks ago, to appear before Justice German. hc
granted me another warrant for my husbands arrest
The officer was unable to find him. Last night while
l was walking along Universty-p place and Fourteenth
ST.. met my husband, for whom had been searching
night and day. tie had heard of a warrant having
heen issued for his arrest and had hidden himself
When he saw me he ran down University-place l
gave chase, knowing that II he managed to escape
would never find him again."
Justice Duffy. after he had heard Mrs. Terwilligers
story gave the husband lecture and committed MIN
to the Jail in default of 5000 ball. No straw bonds
man this time want good real eGtate," said the
Judge as 1erwilliger was led out OF court.
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SINKING INTO an OLD COLLIERY.
TRACT OF FIVE ACRES DROPS INTO THE ABA'

TRACT OF FIVE ACRES DROPS INTO THE ADAM
DoNED WORKINGS.
wILKRsDARRE, Penn Aug. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES serf-
ouf cavein took place this afternoon. near Pttston.
above the workings Of the Paramount Coery The upper
seams OF the mine have long been worked out and
abandoned and they at no great DEPTH the cavns
I'm OF the surface above them Is OF frequent
To-day with shock like that OF earthquake
OF about FIVE went down distance varying from
two to eight feet. Seams and assures opened In the
ground and clouds OF smoke the disturbed
tract Three houses stood on the land affected occupied
by Mrs Edward Ford. John Brown and John Casey The
house OF Mr. Brown suffered the most severely 1t was
split almost ia and tilted until IL seemed
miracle 1t did not fall to pieces The floors and
ceilings broken and bit OF baser fell from
the wall Miss Brown In the kitchen. She escaped
with some severe bruises. number OF men we're on
the porch and thrown OH with great violence and
with the suddenness OF an explosion Mrs. Fords house
was In the centre OF the caven and dropped almost
evenly with the surface but the walls arc all split and
ont. Mr. Caseys house is all twisted and warped
and the cellar walls split and all the has fallen Off
residents escaped unframed The loss In the three
houses Is over $1,000 The coal In the upper veins
mined by the Pennsylvania Coal Company though the
colliery Is operated by the Farmouut Coal Com
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CRANKS RIDING ON TIE RAIL.
WHAT AN OLD TRAVELLER HAS TO SAY ABOUT
SOME OTHER TRAVELLERS.

To the Editor of The Trfbnne.
sIR There Is much discussion in your valuable paper
the car window, and many Of the comments sound
much Ike the suggestions that the travelling public is
accustomed hearing board of railroad train COM
Ing from class Of people whom the older travelling
call "cranks" who cease TO shout from the
time they enter the car until they complete their
journey, in the following manner: "Suitocating!.
PLEASE close that window, sir! I" Is there no fire ~
I'll never come over this road again!" I'll use my
Influence against this road!" Why don't people learn
manners =" Horridl" Ridicuous Conductor,
are we on time I" Do YOU think will make conneo
ton at Buffalo for Canada ." What is the best hote
in Paul :" Is my baggage this train 7" etc. etc
After travelling constantly for twenty find no
better way overcome all these difficulties than was
exhibited railroad IN West Pennsylvania ABOUT three
years ago. where some kind-hearted individual had
the tram leap down INTO rocky gorge Fortunately Tor
the eighty passengers bOard our train was
late and the dispatcher allowed freight train to run
out ahead When the train was arrived of the spot
where tic placed found the freight train com
pletely demolished and We left our game OF whist 10
view the ruins. While thanking our Maker tnat
not passengers the freight train some crank
began TO spout and curse the company for delaying MN
one hour or more Just then there appeared a TALL
good natured Yankee, who lstenrd moment and then
lighting cigar and sitting down on tho soft side OF
rock. sad MY friend, wish TO state in behalf OF the
company, doing the best we can That was one
But the man who thinks when he buys ticket that the
first thing settle is Who ia boss of the car or even
the window. win never lind much comfort travelling In
common car, and will scarcely be suited In Pullman
Please don't print this It's TOO long ana VIII make
You tired TRAVELLER
Nclc- York. Aug. t. 1887.
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ARMY CHAPLAINS At OCEAN GROVE
PREACHING IN THE ARMY OF NORTHERN vIRGISIA-
or cunIsIIAN COMMUNICATION

PREACHING IN THE ARMY OF NORTHERN vIRGISIA-
WORK or THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
OCEAN GROVE, Aug 5. GSpeciaD.The interest IN the
union OF the army chapans North and South, and other
army representatives Is increasing The fact that Con.
federate chaplain speak drew a large number of
people TO the Auditorium. Bishop Fallows presided.
The Rev Dr. Kynett opened the services with prayer
The Rev. pr W. A. Spencer of secretaries of tho
Methodist Episcopal church Extension Society," sang
solo effectively while Professor sweeney with his chorus
choir added greatly to the interest by their patriotic
songs and bymns. The Rev. j. Williams Jones' the
speaker of the morning. chaplain III General Lees
army. He sad in part:
The time has when the soldier who the blue
and the soldier who the gray can meet on tho same
platform and with their crnches can recount their bat
ties DER again. important element In army life
the influence OF Christian officers General Lee was
devoted Christian gentleman was one OF commit
tee OF chaplans who went to General Lee 10 obtain
relief from the tendency in the army toward the desecra
ton Of the Sabbath in making day OF parade and
OF the mission and the next day issued an order doing
away with with All such parades and reviews me piety
God In his earnest prayers lie did not make stump
il nothing else We had to ransack the homes OF the
South get Bibles for the Some OF them the
blockade. We never made any difference between tho
blue and the gray mnisratons 1t took only the
tap Of the drum TO call the congregation The chapainS
hr ra. AS result tey had great revvss IN almost
every division OF the army There were 10000 proIessed
These men, OF sitting down rake the ashes
OF Old issues forth from the army 10 rebuild the
Southland.
the Christian Commission, gave many interesting incl
the messages sent by dying soldiers to their
loved ones home The Rev. j. Mngins, OF the Chris
tian Commission. said he raised Sl.00o.O0O for the
Christian Commission lie said that the brayes mon and
the best fighters were the Christians while the towards
and the potroons were the followers OF the devil The
Christian Commission was composed OF ministers and
Christian workers. The Rev. W. A. Spencer delivered az
address this evening.
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MRS oLEvElAYDs QUIET OUTING.

NEw-BEDFoRD, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Cleveland. her mother
and aunt remained quietly at home most Of the time at
Marion today They took short drive In the forenoon
This afternoon Mira Cleveland and her friends
accented the invitation OF Royal Rider TO
take sail in his yacht Allie. At about
o'clock the party embarked and spent few hours
party have no fixed plans for tomorrow. On Sunday
they will attend the Protestant Episcopal church. They
have stated that they cannot accept the numerous
Invitations to dinners received from summer residents
ard Others The only invitation OF this kind which Mrs
Cleveland IL said have accepted, beyond that from
Mr Nckcrson, Is for dinner at tho summer home OF
state.
The entertainment given at Mr. elders studio In
Marion yesterday at which Mrs Cleveland present.
be repeated next Tuesday afternoon. with varia
ton In the programme. the benefit OF Wells College,
Aurora, Of which Mrs Cleveland is graduate and
trustee. 1t is supposed she will he present
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SPECIAL Notlrss.
Post Onice Notice.

(shsud DO read daily by all interested as changes may
Tor foreign countries need not be specially al
for dspat particular steamer except whsa
r. ia desired duplicates OF banking aud co nnsrcll
documents letters not specially airessedesns sent ~ u,
fastest vessels allaOle
porecn mails for the week ending August will Gloss
fnrompty in ali cases) at this Office as follows
sATURpAY-At 1 q for Europe. per steamship Um-
bra via Quesnstown (etters for FrAnca switzerland
italy Spain and Portugal must be directed per Ia
bra"G at A. fer France, switzerland, Italy. Spain
and Portugal. per stoanshp la GAscogne. VIA Hsvro
Qetters for Britain aud other European coustrles
scotland direct per steamship Furnessa. via 6iasssS
Qetters aust ss directed per Furuessia at4 M
fer the Netherlands direct per steamship W. A. scncl'
ten. via Rotterdam legtors nusto uts,I3t per w A.
sohoiten'l. at p IN for Prosreso. Mexico pef 'sAn
ship Thornhiu.
sUNDAY-At3 D. M. for Puerto Cortez and Truxiuo per
steamship &. 0ter, from New.Orioana
Mas for China and Japan per steamship city OF Rio Jaae 70
(rom Francisco close here Auxust A. y ~. LII
San Francisco close here August % az ~ Mas ,et
AnatraIia Now.ZrsiaDd Sandwich fli anu samoan IS.
Hands mar shio from san frsncisc close
hsrs iurust .ig at u m arrival ~ Sewl ofx OK
sisamship (iermanic with British Aais Ior AunraAt
MIA Tor the society Islands per ship Tahiti lfsen
Tsns Tor Cuna by ratl to Tampa Fla, AMI thence BY
steamer via Key West Fia coss ~ this once daily ~
2;S0 y.
1r .chsduls q closing Of NAILS 10 arranged
., The 81 sheir uninterrupted overland tra
San Francisss the OF sAiliag Of sssmsfs are s
patched 'n'''' wv Henry q. PEARSON. rsss.sssss
Pest onse Nsw'Yssk. N. u. July ~ lsSIs